Anthony Tyrone Speight Jr. was sentenced to 21 years in prison Friday for the 2011 slaying of 33-year-old William Robert Mitchell. Speight, 23, pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the case in October 2012. Judge Russell Canan delivered the sentence in front of an emotional courtroom Friday afternoon. “This was a …
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On Sept. 20, Anthony Speight pled guilty to a charge of second-degree murder while armed in the January 2011 shooting of Billy Mitchell, bringing to end a case that garnered widespread attention and led District and community leaders to say that they would address crime in the gentrifying neighborhoods of Truxton Circle and Bloomingdale. According …
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Anthony Speight pled innocent to eight charges included first-degree murder while armed on Thursday for the shooting death of Bill Mitchell. A Grand Jury indicted Speight on the charges, including first-degree and felony murder, assault, threats, and weapons violations, in June. Speight was also scheduled for a status hearing today in an armed carjacking that …
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The man suspected of killing Bloomingdale man Bill Mitchell Jr. waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday. Anthony Speight, the defendant, is due back in court Feb. 10. Charging documents state that Mitchell may have been killed in the course of a robbery for $20.
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A $20 robbery may have been the cause of Bill Mitchell’s shooting death in Truxton Circle last January. That’s according to charging documents made public today just before Anthony Speight, the man prosecutors say killed Mitchell, was presented with a charge of first degree murder while armed. Speight’s attorney submitted to the government’s facts and …
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Police today announced the arrest of 23-year-old Anthony Speight in the January shooting death of Bill Mitchell near North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue NW. Speight, who has no fixed address, is being held on suspicion of first degree murder while armed. A statement from MPD is below: (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s …
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The story of Bill Mitchell’s death on Jan. 19 has been as much about the Truxton Cirle neighborhood as the crime itself. Mitchell was shot while intervening in a dispute between a man and woman on the street, according to reports. Residents have said they were shocked, but not entirely surprised. Mari, of In Shaw, …
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For residents of Truxton Circle and Bloomingdale, on the edge of Northwest and Northeast D.C., the problems start small: litter, loitering, street lights. They quickly get bigger: theft, robbery, homicide. Last week’s killing of 33-year-old Bill Mitchell at the intersection of Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street has shaken a community that feels as if …
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Friends and family remembered Bill Mitchell last night. The 33-year-old was killed near Truxton Circle last week. According to reports, he was trying to help a woman in distress. MyFoxDC has video from last night’s vigil: Community Remembers Slain Resident: MyFoxDC.com ABC7 looks at what’s happening in the neighborhood where Mitchell was shot: Police released …
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Metro Police are looking for a black male in his early 20’s in connection with the fatal shooting of Bill Mitchell, Jr. at North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue Northwest on January 19. At a community meeting Tuesday night, officials said according to video surveillance, the man is in his early 20’s, black and about …
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A vigil in memory of Bill Mitchell Jr. is planned for 6 p.m. tonight at Florida Avenue and North Capitol St NW. The vigil will be followed by a community safety meeting at 1703 North Capitol Street, NE. If you are at the vigil and would like to contribute a comment or photo email it …
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This letter was sent today to the Fifth District Listserve on behalf of the Bloomingdale Civic Association and 5DCAC: Dear Bloomingdale Neighbors and Friends of Bloomingdale, This has been a spirit challenging week for our Bloomingdale community. The recent deaths of Mrs. Deloris Gibson-McCarter, Mr. William (Billy) Mitchell, Jr. along with the house fire at …
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A vigil in memory of Bill Mitchell, Jr., who was shot to death late Wednesday night on North Capitol Street NW, is planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday. Councilmember Harry “Tommy” Thomas Jr. announced the vigil in a message on the Fifth District listserve Saturday. A community meeting to discuss the homicide will follow the vigil. …
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MyFoxDC has more details on the Truxton Circle shooting that killed 33-year-old Billy Mitchell late Wednesday night/ early Thursday morning. Here’s the press release from Metro PD: January 20, 2011 Homicide at North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue, NW Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting which occurred at …
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Bill Mitchell wrote in to Bloomingdale today saying that the victim of last night’s homicide in Truxton Circle is his son, Billy. My son Billy was shot and killed last night at about 11:00 to 11:30 PM at North Capitol and Florida. I don`t have many details. Please put out a notice on the Bloomingdale …
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This just in from Metro PD: On Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at 2311 hours, units from the Fifth District were dispatched to the intersection of North Capitol St and Florida Ave to investigate a report of the sound of gunshots. Prior to their arrival, a unit from the First District was flagged down by a …
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A man who was shot late Wednesday night in D.C.’s Truxton Circle neighborhood has died of his injuries, TBD reports. According to the Washington Post, the man was shot in the chest at a park at Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street. The man was found by D.C. police responding to reports of gunshots at …
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